Nicolina is responsible for SIN activities in Quebec and the Atlantic provinces, where she seeks to establish, foster, or strengthen collaboration and partnerships in research science (hea...
Nicolina is responsible for SIN activities in Quebec and the Atlantic provinces, where she seeks to establish, foster, or strengthen collaboration and partnerships in research science (health sciences, aerospace, clean technology, etc.) between the UK and Canada’s East. She works closely with UKTI – the UK Trade and Investment team – to support innovation and R&D. In 2005, Nicolina obtained a PhD in Environmental Sciences. Her studies in the Amazon rainforest aimed at finding strategies to reduce the impact of slash-and-burn and family agriculture on forest, soil and river degradation. She then worked for Ashoka Canada a world leader in social innovation where she coordinated the Selection of Ashoka Fellows – innovative and leading social entrepreneurs. Prior to Ashoka, Nicolina worked within the Ecohealth team at IDRC (International Development Research Center), a non-governmental institution dedicated at empowering action research in the developing world.
